Job Title: Senior Regulatory Writer / Analyst (Secret Clearance Required)

Location: Washington, DC (On-site)
Job Type: Full-time (Contract)

Overview

Join a high-performing team supporting federal regulatory development. This role focuses on drafting, analyzing, and refining complex policy and rulemaking documents for a federal financial services agency.

Key Responsibilities

  • Draft proposed and final rules, Federal Register notices, and policy documents
  • Translate statutory and technical requirements into clear regulatory language
  • Conduct regulatory and policy analysis
  • Support interagency coordination and comment resolution
  • Prepare briefing materials, memos, and stakeholder communications

Qualifications

  • Active Secret clearance (required)
  • 6–10+ years in regulatory writing, policy, or legal analysis
  • Strong experience with federal rulemaking and drafting
  • Background in financial regulation, Anti-Money Laundering/Bank Secrecy Act, or public policy strongly preferred
  • Excellent writing and analytical skills
  • Bachelors degree
  • Experience with digital assets preferred

Why Join Us

  • Work on mission-critical national security and financial integrity programs
  • Direct support to federal financial services agencies
  • High-impact regulatory work shaping U.S. financial policy
  • Competitive compensation and long-term contract stability

Pay: $165,000.00 – $190,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off

Education:

  • Bachelor’s (Preferred)

Experience:

  • Regulatory drafting and rulemaking : 1 year (Preferred)
  • Legal and policy analysis in support of rulemaking: 1 year (Preferred)
  • Federal regulatory framework experience related to BSA/AML: 1 year (Preferred)
  • Technical writing for regulatory materials: 1 year (Preferred)

Security clearance:

  • Secret (Required)

Ability to Commute:

  • Washington, DC 20036 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

  • Washington, DC 20036: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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